Michael Freno

Chief Executive Officer at

Barings LLC

50 year

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Mr. Michael Freno is a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Barings LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at Barings LLC.
He is also Chair of the Barings Board of Directors and a member of the MassMutual Executive Leadership Team.
His experience canvasses two decades on the buy-side, focusing on both equity and debt investments.
Previously, he served as President, overseeing Barings’ investments, sales, operations and technology organizations.
He also served as Chairman of the Board of Barings BDC, Inc., an external business development company managed by Barings.
Mr. Freno was previously employed as a Chairman by Barings BDC, Inc., a Chairman by Barings Capital Investment Corp., a Research Analyst by Mangan & McColl Partners LLC, and a Manager by Pricewaterhousecoopers LLC.
He holds a B.A. from Furman University and an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University.

Michael Freno active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Barings LLC Barings LLC Investment ManagersFinance Barings? investment decisions across all asset classes incorporate a comprehensive analysis that uses or combines top-down and/or bottom-up approaches to investment analysis. The firm utilizes economic, fundamental, technical/cyclical, and quantitative analyses, along with a sound understanding of both macro drivers and micro considerations in its investment decision-making process and to manage risk. They invest in a variety of fixed income and financing instruments across various industries as well as credit qualities and maturities in North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa/Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Barings manages portfolios of public equity securities and equity-related securities of issuers of all sizes. The firm has teams focused on three alternative investment sectors: Real Estate, Private Equity & Real Assets, and Funds & Co-Investments.	Chief Executive Officer	2020-10-31

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Former positions of Michael Freno

Companies	Position	End
BARINGS BDC, INC.	Chairman	2021-08-05
Barings Capital Investment Corp. Barings Capital Investment Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice services	Chairman	2021-08-05
Mangan & McColl Partners LLC Mangan & McColl Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance MMP invests in large-cap securities using an event-driven arbitrage strategy with a growth bias.	Analyst-Equity	2004-12-29
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLC	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Barings LLC Barings LLC Investment ManagersFinance Barings? investment decisions across all asset classes incorporate a comprehensive analysis that uses or combines top-down and/or bottom-up approaches to investment analysis. The firm utilizes economic, fundamental, technical/cyclical, and quantitative analyses, along with a sound understanding of both macro drivers and micro considerations in its investment decision-making process and to manage risk. They invest in a variety of fixed income and financing instruments across various industries as well as credit qualities and maturities in North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa/Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Barings manages portfolios of public equity securities and equity-related securities of issuers of all sizes. The firm has teams focused on three alternative investment sectors: Real Estate, Private Equity & Real Assets, and Funds & Co-Investments.	Finance
Mangan & McColl Partners LLC Mangan & McColl Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance MMP invests in large-cap securities using an event-driven arbitrage strategy with a growth bias.	Finance
Barings BDC, Inc. Barings BDC, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust	Miscellaneous
Wake Forest University Wake Forest University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Furman University Furman University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLC
Barings Capital Investment Corp. Barings Capital Investment Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice services	Finance